No funeral services are planned. Graveside rites for burial of the cremains may be held at a later date at Edinburg Cemetery, Edinburg, MO.
Harry was born March 3, 1933 on a farm north of Hickory Creek, MO to Herman L. and Jewell L. Carter Bratton. He attended Pleasant Ridge rural school and graduated from Trenton High School in 1951. After high school, he worked in Trenton as a mechanic for Bock Truck and Tractor Co. from 1951 to 1953.
June 8, 1952, in Trenton, MO Harry married the love of his life, Alice J. Sanders. April 8, 1953 Harry was inducted into the army during the Korean War. He was stationed for a year in an artillery battalion, located at the Dachau Concentration Camp near Munich Germany, where he served as a mechanic.
After graduating from Trenton Junior College in 1956 Harry, Alice and daughter Marilyn moved to Columbia, MO where Harry attended Engineering School at the University of MO. February 8, 1960 Harry began work as a Junior Mechanical Engineer at the Bendix Corporation in Kansas City, MO. He retired July 30, 1993 as a Staff Engineer.
Harry enjoyed engineering, writing, hunting, fishing, shooting, traveling and genealogy. He and Alice visited many places in the U.S., Hawaii, Caribbean, Alaska, Canada, Mexico, took five cruises and toured in Europe eight times.
He was a member of the Foundation Board of North Central Missouri College for several years.
Harry was preceded in death by Alice, his wife of 66 years, his parents, brother Carter and sister Anna Katherine. He is survived by daughter Marilyn and husband Mark Wade, granddaughter Jennifer and husband Rob June and great-grandson Alex, grandson Christopher Piker, step-grandson Stephen Wade and wife Krystle and step-great-granddaughter Shakota Wade, step-granddaughter Danielle and husband Dr. Michael Semchyshyn and step-great-grandson Lane.
Mount Moriah and Freeman Funeral Home, 10507 Holmes, Kansas City, MO 64131, is in charge of the arrangements. The family suggests memorial contributions be sent to: North Central Missouri College, 1301 Main St., Trenton, MO 64683.
COMPARTA UN OBITUARIO
v.1.11.2